Five days into the posting of the interview, and there is a very nice range of comments.
Two instances along the lines of the subject came to mind while reading the original.
Without going into an involved development of ideological argument:
1) Just prior to the 2008 recession, I happened to be at a relative's house and CNN was on their television (I don't watch television, and so it was sheer chance. I don't know if it is typical.)
A black woman anchor was talking with a black male correspondent "in the field" standing in front of a real estate development. The subject at discussion was the encouragement of blacks to purchase homes at that time (in retrospect, wildly inviable finance options). It was explained that it is "the only way to truly grow wealth". She commented : "The U.S. is now an Empire of Color", as if this is an unquestionably good thing.
2) A headline, today (admittedly, I did not read the story), in The Forward (nee Forverts), "Queer Zionists Face Discrimination in Online Dating" (since the ethnic cleansing in Gaza).
I guess your response to these lies in how you view the balance in morality between imperial power and other concerns, up to and including genocide. Which for most people depends on whether they are a member of the particular "Us" group, however identified, in the dominant position.
We are a peculiar species, with peculiar perceptions.
Five days into the posting of the interview, and there is a very nice range of comments.
Two instances along the lines of the subject came to mind while reading the original.
Without going into an involved development of ideological argument:
1) Just prior to the 2008 recession, I happened to be at a relative's house and CNN was on their television (I don't watch television, and so it was sheer chance. I don't know if it is typical.)
A black woman anchor was talking with a black male correspondent "in the field" standing in front of a real estate development. The subject at discussion was the encouragement of blacks to purchase homes at that time (in retrospect, wildly inviable finance options). It was explained that it is "the only way to truly grow wealth". She commented : "The U.S. is now an Empire of Color", as if this is an unquestionably good thing.
2) A headline, today (admittedly, I did not read the story), in The Forward (nee Forverts), "Queer Zionists Face Discrimination in Online Dating" (since the ethnic cleansing in Gaza).
I guess your response to these lies in how you view the balance in morality between imperial power and other concerns, up to and including genocide. Which for most people depends on whether they are a member of the particular "Us" group, however identified, in the dominant position.
We are a peculiar species, with peculiar perceptions.